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  • Open Apple #90 (August 2026): KansasFest 2026 Megapodcast

    Welcome to Metal Video RPG Lock, the annual “megapodcast” from KansasFest 2026.

    Participants:

    • Ken Gagne (Open Apple & Transporter Lock)
    • Ron McAdams (Ron’s Computer Videos, Retro Repair Roundup & Olde World Tech Fridays: Sunday Edition)
    • Megan Lemmert (6502 Workshop & Retro RPG Roundtable)
    • Kate Szknotnicki (RetroMetal)
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      1 hr 26 min
    • Open Apple #89 (August 2025): INIT HELLO Megapodcast

      Welcome to the first INIT HELLO Megapodcast! INIT HELLO is an Apple II conference that debuted in July 2025 at the System Source Computer Museum in Hunt Valley, Maryland. A week later, on August 2, six podcaster attendees gathered to reflect on their experiences at inaugural retrocomputing event.

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      1 hr 14 min
    • Open Apple #88 (July 2025): KansasFest 2025 Megapodcast

      Welcome to Ron’s Apple Transporter Roundtable, the annual “megapodcast” from KansasFest 2025.

      Participants:

      • Ken Gagne (Open Apple & Transporter Lock)
      • Ron McAdams (Ron’s Computer Videos & Retro Repair Roundup)
      • Megan Lemmert (6502 Workshop & Retro RPG Roundtable)
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        1 hr 10 min
      • Open Apple #87: The 2025 Episode

        Ken, Em & Quinn reunite to discuss KansasFest & INIT HELLO, ImageWriter printers, Steve Jobs movies, web-based Apple II emulation, and games we regret buying.

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        1 hr 20 min
      • Open Apple #85: The Apple II Origins of Today’s Games

        On Saturday, September 28, 2024, the Portland Retro Gaming Expo hosted this panel:

        The Apple II Origins of Today’s Games

        The Apple II is known for its impact on the workplace (VisiCalc) and education (Oregon Trail) — but it was also an iconic games machine that launched and inspired franchises that continue to these days. From the early stealth action of Castle Wolfenstein to the strategic depth of Ultima and the revolutionary platforming of Prince of Persia, our panel will delve into how these classic titles laid the groundwork for today’s blockbuster games.

        Ken Gagne, Kay Savetz, and Ian Baronofsky participated in the 45-minute panel, a video of which PRGE recently made available.

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        48 min
      • Open Apple #81: Remembering Tony Diaz

        For decades, Tony Diaz held the record of the only person to have attended every KansasFest. Whether at that convention, on the comp.sys.apple2 Usenet newsgroup, or on his livestreams, he would share his comprehensive knowledge of Apple II hardware and demo the rare prototypes in his vast collection. When KansasFest lost its home at Avila University, Tony, then the head of the KansasFest committee, helped find the event its new home at Rockhurst. And as a member of the Juiced.GS staff, he would respond to reader queries about how to restore their vintage equipment.

        In memory of Tony, who passed away in October 2021, Open Apple‘s original co-hosts, Em Maginnis and Ken Gagne, reunite to remember their friend and his passions, accomplishments, quirks, and foibles.

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        41 min

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